Alpha54 leaves FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona has been a top team all season seven, but the team has decided to gamble their future by allowing Alpha54 to leave Barcelona. According to a report by The Game Haus, the young Frenchman is headed to join TSM in place of Jordan “Eyeignite” Stellion. As a team, FC Barcelona placed second in EU league play and top 5th-8th at DreamHack Masters Dallas, RLCS World Season 7 Finals, and DreamHack Valencia.
The same reports pins Triple Trouble star player Aldin, Ronaky” Hodzic to replace Alpha54. Ronaky came to life as a member of Triple Trouble, but how he will fit into the team’s chemistry balance is yet to be seen. FC Barcelona has only confirmed Alpha54’s departure as of writing.
Good or bad move: I would argue this a good move slightly because Ronaky has shown himself as a star and I believe strongly in the change of scenery approach. Sometimes a team will develop a mental block that despite having the talent are unable to take it to the next level. Ronaky might not be a veteran, but he’s a hungry young player who has shown his abilities at the professional level.
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Ronaky leaves Triple Trouble
Triple Trouble have long been RLCS Season 7’s feel good story, but all the warm fuzzies from the rookie’s World’s campaign have come to a screeching halt amidst a flurry of twitlongers and bizarre roster changes. To sum up, Triple Trouble will be playing with Eyeignite instead of Ronaky as the team has decided to unbench Andy “Kassio” Landais in order to keep 2/3rds of the previous roster.
Triple Trouble have a lot of talent, but the issue is keeping that talent in house when no one is paying a monthly salary. For a talented star like Ronaky, leaving to join a more lucrative venture would always have been a fear in the offseason even if the team could have achieved more in Season 8.
While the team has been linked to former TSM player Eyeignite the move (as a long term player) is still unofficial, but all in all it is a solid replacement compared to the team’s other potential options.
Good or bad move: For the position Triple Trouble are in, replacing their star with an RLCS level talent is a win considering they are not yet under an organization, but all in all it is a minus in terms of skill lost/gained.
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